Trump Defends his Syria Decision
President Donald Trump on late Saturday explained his decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria ahead of a Turkish military operation, saying “it’s time” to bring the troops home. “We have to bring our […]
President Donald Trump on late Saturday explained his decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria ahead of a Turkish military operation, saying “it’s time” to bring the troops home. “We have to bring our […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday stated that the White House was reviewing the case of a Green Beret who has been charged with murder in the death of an alleged Afghan bomb-maker. “The case of […]
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris roasted Donald Trump Jr. late Friday after the president’s son in a tweet made fun of her laughing at her own joke, The Hill reports. “You wouldn’t know a joke if […]
U.S. Special Forces troops that are still stationed in Syria were under artillery fire from Turkey late Friday as the country began an offensive against Kurdish armed groups. “U.S. troops in the vicinity of Kobani […]
American and Chinese officials met for the 13th round of trade negotiations on Thursday amid growing expectations of a limited deal that could ease tensions and address some of President Donald Trump’s concerns about China’s […]
President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said on Thursday he plans to reduce the size of the National Security Council by about a third in coming months and limit the NSC’s role […]
The White House’s promise to stonewall a congressional impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump will get an early test on Friday, when the former ambassador to Ukraine is scheduled to testify to House of Representatives […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea, Reuters reported. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, […]
North Korea warned on Thursday that it could eventually end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticized a call by U.N. Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and […]
Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan aimed at guaranteeing women’s equality in the workplace, featuring proposals that would mandate equal pay, require accommodations for pregnant women and reduce childcare costs, CNN reports. The former […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that China’s treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an “enormous human rights violation” and Washington will continue to raise the issue, Reuters writes. […]
Iran launched unannounced drills Wednesday near its border with Turkey as Tehran warned its neighbor not to move forward with its military operation in northern Syria and Russia criticized Washington for setting up a potentially […]
White House counsel Pat Cipollone in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and three committee chairmen on Tuesday said that the White House will not cooperate with House Democrats on the impeachment inquiry against Trump […]
One of the Democratic favorites in the presidential race Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail last week, and now he said that he is prepared to change the nature of his […]
Syria’s territorial integrity must be preserved, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as Turkish forces prepare to enter the country, Reuters informs. U.S. actions in the region are contradictory and Russia is urging […]
Iran’s nuclear chief said the country will start using 30 advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium, again violating terms of the 2015 nuclear deal and ramping up pressure on Europe to save the accord, Fox News […]
As Beijing sanctioned the National Basketball Association this week for a pro-Hong Kong message delivered by one of its team leaders, other American companies scrambled to avoid fallout of their own, the Washington Post reported. […]
European members of the UN Security Council called for the strict enforcement of international sanctions against North Korea, after a closed-door meeting prompted by Pyongyang’s latest missile test, Channel News Asia informed. “International sanctions must […]
Independent candidate Bernie Sanders’ heart attack suffered on the campaign trail last week thrusts a tough issue to the front of the 2020 presidential race: How old is too old to be president, CNN argues. […]
Washington will have to consider big concessions before a nuclear deal between the U.S. and North Korea can be reached, one professor told CNBC. This follows recent working-level talks between the U.S. and North Korea, which […]
President Donald Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil on Monday with a series of conflicting signals after his vow to withdraw American forces from the region touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and […]
House Democrats on Monday subpoenaed the heads of the Defense Department and Office of Management and Budget for documents related to the Trump administration’s decision to withhold financial aid to Ukraine while the President pushed […]
Venezuelan authorities have arrested the president and two other officials in a corruption investigation at state oil company PDVSA’s Sinovensa joint venture with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), oil sector and intelligence sources said on […]
Pyongyang said on Sunday that it had no desire to engage in “sickening negotiations” with the United States anymore, rejecting Washington’s suggestion that negotiators from both countries meet again in Stockholm in two weeks, The […]
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke took his calls for tough gun laws and inclusive immigration policies to Arizona on Sunday, looking well beyond the early primary states as he campaigned in a conservative but changing […]
Tehran and Washington have one month to get to the negotiating table, France’s foreign minister warned, suggesting that Tehran’s plan to increase its nuclear activities in November would spark renewed tension in the region, Reuters informs. […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed off North Korea’s test of a sea-launched ballistic missile, saying that planned nuclear talks with Pyongyang will go ahead, Channel News Asia informs. “They want to talk and we’ll […]
After more than eight years of war and bloodshed in Syria, the Iranian presence in the nation is at an all-time high, warned the top Syrian opposition figure, Fox News reported. “Iranian influence is getting […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure last month but defended Iran, saying there is no proof the country had a role in the strikes, CNBC reported. “We condemn such acts […]
Pyongyang confirmed Thursday it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years, in a bid to dial up pressure on the United States ahead of a weekend resumption of their nuclear diplomacy, AP […]
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